Maarten Afschrift

Sep 13, 2024 | journals.plos.org | Kth MoveAbility |Maarten Afschrift |VU Amsterdam |Friedl De Groote

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewedResearch Article ? This is an uncorrected proof. Citation: Luis I, Afschrift M, De Groote F, Gutierrez-Farewik EM (2024) Insights into muscle metabolic energetics: Modelling muscle-tendon mechanics and metabolic rates during walking across speeds. PLoS Comput Biol 20(9): e1012411.

Jan 22, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Maarten Afschrift

AbstractRecent years have witnessed breakthroughs in assistive exoskeletons; both passive and active devices have reduced metabolic costs near preferred walking speed by assisting muscle actions. Metabolic reductions at multiple speeds should thus also be attainable. Musculoskeletal simulation can potentially predict the interaction between assistive moments, muscle-tendon mechanics, and walking energetics.

Sep 29, 2023 | biorxiv.org | Maarten Afschrift |Sjoerd M. Bruijn |VU Amsterdam

AbstractWalking without falling requires stabilization of the trajectory of the body center of mass relative to the base of support. Model studies suggest that this requires active, feedback control, especially in the mediolateral direction. In older adults and in individuals with neurological or orthopedic disorders that affect walking ability, falls during gait are a common cause of injuries, hospitalization and loss of independence.